Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

laser beam weldertoplasma cutting machine operator

A laser beam welder already meets 72% of what the plasma cutting machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From laser beam welder
72%
Overlap1
To plasma cutting machine operator
30 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
34.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

72%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

34.6/ 100

1 Share of the plasma cutting machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the laser beam welder profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A plasma cutting machine operator role treats 13 of its required skills as things a laser beam welder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor automated machines
  • operate precision measuring equipment
  • perform test run
  • quality standards

What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A plasma cutting machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a laser beam welder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manufacturing of doors from metal engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held manufacturing of cutlery engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held maintain mechanical equipment constructing
  • already held manufacturing of metal containers engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 30 carried skills, including the 13 the plasma cutting machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply cross-reference tools for product identification required
  • required, not held dispose of cutting waste material required
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held plasma torches required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held tend plasma cutting machine required
04 information skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held cutting technologies optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a plasma cutting machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 30 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain mechanical equipment skill
  • already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • already held program a CNC controller skill
  • already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held statistical process control knowledge
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held use CAM software skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held cutting technologies optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
23 held skills the plasma cutting machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust temperature gauges skill
  • not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure necessary ventilation in machining skill
  • not needed by the target role laser engraving methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role laser marking processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role laser types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
  • not needed by the target role smooth burred surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role spot metal imperfections skill
  • not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • not needed by the target role tend laser beam welding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role use automatic programming skill
  • not needed by the target role verify laser beam measurement skill
  • not needed by the target role welding techniques knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held plasma torches required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held cutting technologies optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from laser beam welder

Full index of moves from laser beam welder

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.